Nokia Asha 303

Nokia Asha 303
Manufacturer	Nokia
Series	Touch & Type
Availability by region	China, Eurasia, Europe, India, Latin America and Middle East
Compatible networks	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ; GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 33 ; UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 ; HSDPA Cat9, 10.2 Mbps ; HSUPA Cat5 2.0 Mbps;
Form factor	Qwerty candybar
Dimensions	Width: 55.7 mm ; Height: 116.5 mm ; Thickness: 13.9 mm;
Weight	99 g
Operating system	Nokia Series 40
CPU	1 GHz ARM11;
Memory	128 MB RAM ; 256 MB ROM;
Storage	170 MB internal NAND memory (100MB available to end user);
Removable storage	up to 32 GB microSDHC
Battery	BP-3L 1300 mAh Li-Ion battery (removable) ; micro USB and 2 mm DC plug charging;
Rear camera	3.2 MP (CMOS sensor) EDoF
Front camera	No
Display	transmissive LCD 320 x 240 px (QVGA), 2.6" (66 mm), 18 bits
Connectivity	WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz) ; bluetooth 2.1 +EDR ; micro USB 2.0 ; USB On-the-Go 1.3 ; 3.5 mm AV connector (audio in/out) ; SIM card ; FM receiver with RDS;
Data inputs	Capacitive single-touch display ; QWERTY keyboard ; External functional hardware keys;
Development status	Announced

The Nokia Asha 303 is a "Touch & Type" phone powered by Nokia Series 40 operating system. It was announced at Nokia World 2011 in London along with three others Asha phones; the Nokia Asha 200, 201 and 300. The Nokia Asha 303 is considered to be the flagship of the Asha family. [1] Its main features are the QWERTY keyboard and capacitive touchscreen, the pentaband 3G radio and the ability to play Angry Birds (Java) which were all never seen before on a Series 40 phone.

History and availability

Hardware

Processors

The Nokia Asha 303 is powered by the same 1 GHz ARM11 processor found in other Symbian^3 phones such as the Nokia 500, 600 and 700 but lack the dedicated Broadcom GPU which is not supported by the Nokia Series 40 operating system. The system also has 128 MB of low power single channel RAM (Mobile DDR).

Screen and input

The Nokia Asha 303 has a 2.6-inch (66 mm) transmissive LCD capacitive touchscreen (1 point) with a resolution of 320 × 240 pixel (QVGA, 154 ppi). In contrast with the Nokia C3-00, the screen of the Asha 303 is taller than wider (portrait). According to Nokia it is capable of displaying up to 262 thousands colors. The device also has has a backlit 4-row keyboard with regional variant available (QWERTY, AZERTY, etc ...).

The device comes with Nokia Maps for Series 40 and make use of cellular network for positioning as there is no GPS in the phone. Nokia Maps for Series 40 phones does not provide voice guided navigation and only allows for basic route (<10 km) to be plan. The software will provide step by step instructions, allows the user to see the route on a map and search for nearby points of interest. Depending on where the phone was purchased, regional maps (Europe, South America, etc ...) are preloaded and, as such, an active internet connection to download map data is not required.[2]

The back camera has an extended depth of field feature (no mechanical zoom), no flash and has a 4× digital zoom for both video and camera. The sensor size of the back camera is 3.2 megapixel (2048 x 1536 px), has a f/2.8 aperture and a 50 cm to infinity focus range. It is capable of video recording at up to 640 x 480 px at 15 fps with mono sound.

Buttons

On the front of the device, above the 4-row keyboard, there the answer/call key, the messaging key which brings up an onscreen menu (instant messaging and e-mail), the music key which also brings up an onscreen menu (last song/rewind, play/pause, next song/fast foward) and the end call/close application key. On the left side of the Nokia Asha 303 there are the volume rocker and the lock/unlock button. A long press on the space bar brings up the wireless network menu.

Audio and output

Battery and SIM

Storage

Software

References

External links

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